Cracker Barrel: Julie Felss Masino will succeed Sandra Cochran as CEO

The Board of Directors of Cracker Barrel (CBRL) is pleased to announce that Julie Felss Masino will succeed Sandra Cochran as the company’s next President and CEO. Masino has had a long and successful career driving innovation and growth for globally loved and recognized restaurant and retail brands. She most recently served as President, International of Taco Bell (YUM), overseeing the expansion of the division to more than 1,000 restaurants in 32 countries, and before that led the $11B US Taco Bell business, where she and her teams launched numerous culinary, technology, and business model innovations during eight consecutive quarters of positive comp growth.